19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:45 am  

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 12:12 pm  

Gregs Groin injury keeping him out ?

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:54 pm  

Looks like it Ste. I would play Costello at fullback,and Keep Riddy & Woody in the halves.Good to see Ashworth in the squad too.

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 2:57 pm  

Young Gregg will be back for Featherstone a week on Sunday. No pint risking him this weekend so very wise to give him 10 days off.

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:09 pm  

Why isn't Brierley in the squad? I thought he was available for "all" our remaining games?

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:48 pm  

Alan wrote:

Why isn't Brierley in the squad? I thought he was available for "all" our remaining games?

Where would you play him Alan had he been selected - we have a couple of saints players very capable of covering full back

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:06 pm  

ColD wrote:

Where would you play him Alan had he been selected - we have a couple of saints players very capable of covering full back

If he's available and we've not picked him with us having a very limited back line what's the point of signing him

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:28 pm  

ColD wrote:

Where would you play him Alan had he been selected - we have a couple of saints players very capable of covering full back

I'd have played him full back. Whilst Costello is very capable there, we are also short of a threequarter, with Thornley, Forsyth and Simm 'naturals'. Cox has never let us down, but Costello would give a better option there.

Unless of course, Duffy is being 'canny' about our squad?

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:45 pm  

It is still possible that he will make an appearance and I agree with Alan re playing him at fullback. He would naturally fit into the plays that McNally loops into and would have the pace to complete them. Another thought however is that JD did say he will have to force his way into a winning team and he may be actually putting his words into action in a display of support for the players that have been working so hard.

Re: 19 man squad v Eagles : Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:53 pm  

Alan wrote:

I'd have played him full back. Whilst Costello is very capable there, we are also short of a threequarter, with Thornley, Forsyth and Simm 'naturals'. Cox has never let us down, but Costello would give a better option there.

Unless of course, Duffy is being 'canny' about our squad?

When I first saw him for Leigh a few years ago I said he reminded me of Sam Tomkins and that he could develop into a very good full back, his link up play and pace were obvious from the. Years on a number of coaches have decided that is not his position- has he ever played their, why should we “risk” him when we have better options.

Looks like he’s a half back or nowt, and as he’s signed either Riddy or woods are going to miss out at some point, because we can get cover a lot cheaper than him